Minfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
for Anxiety and Depression

Presented By

Zindel Segal, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology - University of Toronto
Director - Cognitive Behavior Therapy Unit - Center for Addiction and Mental Health

Author of

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression


Thursday & Friday, September 15 & 16, 2005
Lancaster Host Resort & Conference Center
Lancaster, PA
Introduction

This seminar introduces participants to Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), an innovative, clinically proven
treatment that encourages patients to play an active role in preventing the return of depression by integrating elements of mindfulness-based meditative practice with cognitive therapy. This type of learning is experiential in nature and often involves developing a capacity to allow distressing feelings, thoughts and sensations to occupy awareness, without trying to change them, replace them with other thoughts, or fix anything about them.

Be prepared to learn through doing, as we explore the actual application of mindfulness practices in teaching MBCT to clients through guided meditation, simulated patient-therapist encounters, and videotaped segments of actual MBCT classes.

Objectives: Participants will learn about:

• the structure of MBCT and the core therapeutic tasks that
accompany each of the 8 sessions
• the body’s role as a vital terminus for greeting and working
with our emotions
• using the breath as an anchor when turning towards
difficult or unpleasant aspects of our experience
• recognizing when our minds are on automatic pilot and
how this cognitive motor drives rumination and worry
throughout the day
• the Body Scan
• Mindfulness of the Breath
• Three Minute Breathing Space

Agenda

Thursday, Sept 15, 2005

8:15a.m. Registration (continental breakfast)

9:00 Mindfulness and Mood Disorders
• Depression as a chronic relapsing condition
• Pharmacological and psychological prophylaxis in Major
Depression
• What is the rationale behind MBCT?

10:20 Break (coffee & tea)

10:35 The Clinical Outcomes of MBCT
• Linking the core mindfulness practices in the model to the
prevention of depressive relapse
• The Data Behind MBCT

Noon Lunch (on your own)

1:30 Eight Session MBCT Program
• Structure of the 8 Week Course
• Sessions 1 to 3
• Automatic Pilot
• Where is your attention?
• Moving your attention into the body – the Body Scan

2:45 Break (snack, soda, coffee, & tea)

3:00 If You Have a Mind It Will Wander
• Responding to difficulties that arise from the practice
• Mindfulness of the Breath
• Videotape review of MBCT group
• Mindfulness practice

4:30 Adjournment (pick up one day certificates)

 

Friday, Sept 16, 2005

8:15a.m. Registration (continental breakfast)

9:00 Thoughts and the Territory of Depression
• MBCT Sessions 4 & 5
• Meditation / Concentration, Mindfulness and
Psychotherapy
• Thoughts and the Territory of Depression

10:20 Break (coffee & tea)

10:35 Wide and Narrow Foci of Attention
• Expanding Awareness to Emotions and Thoughts
• Staying Present
• Take a three-minute breathing space
• Videotape of MBCT group

Noon Lunch (on your own)

1:15 MBCT Sessions 6-7
• Healing and the mind
• How can you best take care of yourself?
• Using what has been learned to deal with future moods

2:30 Break (snack, soda, coffee, & tea)

2:45 Session 8 is the Rest of Your Life
• Mindfulness Practice
• Typical Problems Encountered in Groups
• Beginning Your Own Mindfulness Practice

4:15 Adjournment (pick up certificates)

Continuing Education Certification
  • This program is sponsored by J&K Seminars, LLC which is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. The APA approved sponsor maintains the responsibility for the program - 12 hours
  • J&K Seminars, LLC is recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors to offer continuing education for National Certified Counselors. We adhere to NBCC continuing education guidelines. Provider #5599 - 12 hours
  • J&K Seminars, LLC is a provider approved by the PSNA, an accredited approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center¡¯s Commission on Accreditation. - 13.2 hrs.
  • J&K Seminars, LLC is an Act 48 PA Dept. of Education approved CE provider for school personnel -11 hours
  • J&K Seminars, LLC is a registered New Jersey professional development provider for the NJ Dept. of Ed.- #1555 12 hours
  • J&K Seminars, LLC is an American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) approved provider - 1.2 CEUs

J&K Seminars, LLC has received pre-approval to offer continuing education from:

  • Pennsylvania (SWCE_Pending) AND New Jersey AND Maryland State Boards of Social Work Examiners - 12 hours
  • Delaware State Board of Social Work Examiners - 11 hours
  • Pennsylvania Certification Board -11 hours PCB approved education
  • Commission for Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) - 11 hours

Each professional attendee will receive a certificate of attendance. One-day attendees receive certificates for half the two-day credits. Persons who arrive late or leave early will not receive CE certificates of full attendance.
Refund Policy: Full refunds will be provided before August 11, 2005 A $10 administrative charge will be deducted from refunds requested after August 11, 2005. No refunds will be given after September 13 or for ¡°no-shows.¡± If the program is cancelled for any reason, the liability of J&K Seminars, LLC shall be limited to a full refund of registration fees.

We accommodate persons with disabilities. Please let us know of any disability which will require special assistance.
For more information, phone (800) 801-5415 (In Lancaster County 393-0707) or email - JK@jkseminars.com

Hotel Accommodations
 


If you want overnight accommodations you must make your own reservations. A block of rooms at the Lancaster Host Hotel has been reserved at the reduced rate of $87 per double room plus tax. Phone the Host for reservations at 800-233-0121 or Fax (717) 295-5112. You must mention that you are attending a J&K Seminars program to receive the reduced rate. We encourage reservations by August 11

Phone J&K Seminars, LLC for information about other hotels

A detailed map, directions, nametag and receipt will be mailed to you the week of August 22

Zindel Segal, Ph.D.


Zindel V. Segal has studied and published on psychological treatments for depression for over 20 years.
He received his M.A. in 1979, his Diploma of Clinical Psychology in 1980, and his Ph.D. in 1983, all from Queens University. He worked in the Dept of Psychiatry of the Toronto Western Hospital from 1984-86.
Dr. Segal began teaching at the University of Toronto in 1986. He now heads the Department of Psychiatry
Psychotherapy Program and is the Morgan Firestone Chair in Psychotherapy for the Department of Psychiatry. He also heads the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Unit of Clarke Institute of Psychiatry and directs the Cognitive Behavior Therapy Unit at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health.

Since 1984, Dr. Segal has received over 30 grants to conduct research. He is currently chief investigator of a NIMH $2.6 million grant to study prevention of relapse in recurrent depression with MBCT. He has published numerous articles and co-authored 5 books. His most recent book, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive
Therapy for Depression, advocates for the relevance of mindfulness-based clinical care in psychiatry and mental health. Dr. Segal has presented numerous seminars and workshops on the application of MBCT. He is a widely respected teacher and workshop leader whose use of insights from both the academic literature and his personal mindfulness practice is much lauded by participants.

Special Assistance
We accommodate persons with disabilities. Please let us know if you will require special assistance.
For more information, phone (800) 801-5415 email - jk@jkseminars.com website - www.jkseminars.com
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Registration Fees

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Registration Type
One Day (Per Person)
Both Days (Per Person)
Early Registration (Recieved by August 11, 2005)
$105
$195
Two or more together at the same time (By August 11, 2005)
$100
$180
Regular Registration (August 11 - Sept 13, 2005)
$110
$210
Late and On-Site Registration (Call to assure space is available)
$120
$220